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EP0916675 - Process for preparing sildenafil [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2004
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip04.06.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.07.2004  [2004/30]
Applicant(s)For:GB 
Pfizer Limited
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
For:AT  BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  SE 
Pfizer Research and Development Company, N.V./S.A.
La Touche House, International Financial Services Centre
Dublin 1 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2003/31]For:GB 
Pfizer Limited
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
For:AT  BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  SE 
Pfizer Research and Development Company, N.V./S.A.
La Touche House, International Financial Services Centre
Dublin 1 / IE
Former [1999/20]For:GB 
Pfizer Limited
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
For:AT  BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  SE 
Pfizer Research and Development Company, N.V./S.A.
La Touche House, International Financial Services Centre
Dublin 1 / IE
Inventor(s)01 / Dunn, Peter James Pfizer Central Research
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
02 / Wood, Albert Shaw Pfizer Central Research
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
[1999/20]
Representative(s)Ruddock, Keith Stephen
Pfizer
ATTENTION: ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / FR
[N/P]
Former [1999/20]Ruddock, Keith Stephen
Pfizer Limited, European Patent Department, Ramsgate Road
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
Application number, filing date98123740.704.06.1997
[1999/20]
Priority number, dateGB1996001251414.06.1996         Original published format: GB 9612514
[1999/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0916675
Date:19.05.1999
Language:EN
[1999/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0916675
Date:14.07.1999
[1999/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0916675
Date:30.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.1999
ClassificationIPC:C07D487/04, A61K31/505
[1999/20]
CPC data not yet available
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/20]
Extension statesLV14.12.1998
RO14.12.1998
SI14.12.1998
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von Sildenafil[1999/20]
English:Process for preparing sildenafil[1999/20]
French:Procédé pour la préparation de sildenafil[1999/20]
Examination procedure14.12.1998Examination requested  [1999/20]
22.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.05.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.09.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.05.2003Fee for grant paid
22.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP97303832.6  / EP0812845
Opposition(s)04.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
04.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
09.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
11.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.199903   M06   Fee paid on   21.08.1999
30.06.200206   M06   Fee paid on   09.08.2002
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Documents cited:Search[DY] EP0463756  (PFIZER LTD et al.) [DY] 1 * page 4 - page 6 *
 [A] EP0526004  (PFIZER LTD et al.) [A] 1 * page 3, line 36 *
 [DA] WO9428902  (PFIZER LTD et al.) [DA] 1 * claim 1 *
 [Y]   HAMILTON ET AL: "Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Pyrazolo[4,3-d "pyrimidin-7-ones as Adenosine Receptor Antagonists", J.MED.CHEM, vol. 30, no. 1, 1987, pages 91 - 96, XP002040681 [Y] 1 * Conversion of "6" to "5".; page 92 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jm00384a016
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